Science Summit at United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78)

Sustainable Investment in Latin America.
Location: Columbia Law School, Jerome Greene Hall – room 106 (TBC).
Date: 12/Sept./2023 - 1:30 p.m – 4:00 p.m.
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An environmental summit entitled “Strategic Dialogue on Climate Action, Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Investment in Latin America” (121661) will take place on 12 September 2023 as part of the Science Summit at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78).

All over the world, public policies are trying to face the challenge of providing efficient responses to global environmental and socioeconomic challenges posed by climate change and biodiversity loss. Possible responses require a multidisciplinary approach.

Aiming to discuss how to bridge reduce the gap between theory and practice in addressing these challenges, particularly in the context of Brazil and Latin America, the summit will have two sessions, the first one focusing on what is currently being done by organizations to advance the climate, biodiversity, and sustainable investment agendas, while the second one intends to face the complexity of the themes related to justice and exploit the nexus between climate, criminality and social inequalities.

Both sessions will be co-chaired by Professor Patrícia Iglecias and Martina Muller, Programme Manager, Partnerships UN Officer for Disaster Risk Reduction.
The program will feature:

Welcome remarks:
Professor Lisa Sachs, Director, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
Professor Patrícia Iglecias, University of São Paulo, President of the Law for a Green Planet Institute and partner at Wald Law Firm.

Opening Speakers:
Professor Michael Gerrard, Columbia University, “Climate litigation in Latin America”
Professor Paulo Artaxo, University of São Paulo, “The Carbon Market and its role in protect biodiversity in the Amazon rainforest”
[TBD] “SDG-aligned finance and its role in achieving climate and sustainable development goals”
Martin Dietrich Brauch, LL.M. Researcher, Columbia University, “A comprehensive climate policy toolkit for less net and more zero”

Round Table 1: CLIMATE AND BIODIVERSITY SOLUTIONS
Professor Paula Pereda, University of São Paulo, School of Economics, Business and Accounting, "Carbon pricing in food systems: issues and targets as support for Article 6 of the Paris Agreement"
Ediléu Cardoso Junior, CEO, KWP Energia. "The use of solar energy in water reservoirs and its contribution to climate agenda and mitigation of CO2 emissions"
Professor Julio Romano Meneghini, University of São Paulo, Engineering School "Technical potential production of green hydrogen using surplus electricity from sugarcane biorefineries in Brazil"
Artur Villela Ferreira, CEO of GFB Green Forest Bond Company, "Enhancing the role and coverage of carbon pricing and green bonds"
Marcus William Oliveira, CEO of Circular Brain, “The use of technology for e-waste circularity and the contribution for a net-zero production”
Rafael Tello, Head of Sustainability of Ambipar, “The private sector strategies for a circular economy”

Round Table 2: CLIMATE JUSTICE
Professor Ana Cristina Limongi França, University of São Paulo, School of Economics, Business and Accounting "The connection between education, quality of life, poverty eradication, and the climate agenda"
Professor Christiano Jorge Santos, Judge at São Paulo Tribunal of Justice and Professor at PUC São Paulo: "Organized crime: impacts for the environment and human health"
Caroline Marques: Lawyer at Wald Law Firm, Far-reaching impacts of wildlife trafficking: from the biodiversity decline to climate injustices.
Camila Valverde, Director of Impact, Global Compact UN Brazil, "Public policies to promote climate justice in Brazil"
Maria Antonia Tigre, Senior Fellow, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, “The status of climate litigation in Latin America”
Professor Gabriel Wedy, Federal Judge, Vice-President of the Law for a Green Planet Institute and Environmental Law Professor (Unisinos University), "Climate Justice in Latin America"
The environmental summit will connect experts to discuss public policies that can be implemented in Latin America along climate-aligned sustainable development.

Sponsored by Wald Law Firm a networking cocktail shall be offered at the end.